North America Weather and Climate Topics

DISCUSSION: As strong thunderstorm erupted earlier this evening across Southwestern Texas and Northern Mexico, the anvils (i.e., the clouds blowing downwind at the top of these thunderstorms) were being blown so hard by the winds aloft that they were being blown off to the southeast well over 250 miles. This is impressive considering that most storms do not have such vigorous updrafts which persist for so long that the associated anvils do not blow so far away from the storm while at maximum intensity. To learn more about neat high-impact weather content, be sure to click here!

Supercells in Mexico & Texas are extending their anvils over 250 miles away from the parent thunderstorm. Holy crap! pic.twitter.com/NtrfKF8313